"Footsteps In The Dark" (Parts 1 & 2) - From Go For Your Guns (1977) Dude actually said, "I want to see what you're like in bed." That's ridiculous.ġ. I'm pretty sure it all means, "I want to see what you're like in bed." Which is why I'm unofficially changing my mind and making "Voyage" number 2.5 and "Don't Say Goodnight" the actual number two. Now let's talk about "Voyage To Atlantis." Could someone please tell me what the fuck this song is about? Ronald's calling his girl "misty lady" and talking about her "setting his spirit free," among all manner of other fancy foolishness. Number two, it includes the following immortal lyric: "I want to love you over and over and over again / I want to see, I want to see what you're like in bed." I want to see what you're like in bed? That's gangsta. Number one, it's the slowest of all the slow jams the Isleys ever made. All you need to know about "Don't Say Goodnight" is two things. I was already into my list when I realized I just had to put six records in here. "Voyage To Atlantis" - From Harvest For The World (1976) and "Don't Say Goodnight" - From Go All The Way (1980) I've probably been jamming off of this one since I was two years old.Ģ. Plus, Ronald's vocals are exquisite.ĪThis isn't the type of record you put on when you're actually home and getting it on, this is more like riding around, getting in the mood music. Out of context, the other ones are slightly nasty. "Drifting on a memory." This is the prettiest Isleys slow jam. "For The Love Of You" (Parts 1 & 2) - From The Heat Is On (1975) Let's just say it occurs to me that he may have ulterior motives. Coming from Ronald, and knowing that he's the king of the seductive slow jam, the lyrics play a little differently. Coming from Aaliyah, these lyrics seemed 100% sincere and gently persuasive. Then that sweet-voiced young lady did her thing and it gave me a little extra appreciation for the original. This one was already a major jam before Aaliyah got a hold of it. "(At Your Best) You Are Love" - From Harvest For The World (1976) So before seeing all of Kalamu's selections, I'm going to list my top five, in descending order, and we'll see how things match up.ĥ. Coincidentally, another blog did a Top Five list of best Isleys slow jams.
I seriously doubt that there will be any Isleys slow jams in the mix I don't already have. Of course, I don't actually need to hear them. Enjoy.ĭue to a minor snafu, I'm writing this before hearing Kalamu's selections. We start off with the quintessential “For The Love Of You” and conclude with the bittersweet, philosophical “Love Comes And Goes.” I would say those two are my favorites but then there’s “Hello It’s Me” and “Let’s Fall In Love.”Ĭlassic slow jamz. You got the picture and if not, listen to the music, and if you still don’t get, Lord have mercy, you may never get it. They did sweet with grit, like mad exhaustive sex. (You know, of course, that Jimi Hendrix did a stint with The Brothers before Jimi became known as Jimi.) It was also the songs themselves, whether covers or originals, they had some great music. Biggs” and a drum machine! But right now, I’m talking baby-making music.Ĭertainly it was the vocal work (especially the falsetto leads by Ronald Isley) but it was also the arrangements, the thick rhythms and the edge in the music provided by Ernie’s guitar work. But see them Isley Brothers, talk about staying power. Between the sixties and the year 2000, bunches of people came and went, making a high mark on the wall of love and then eventually giving way to newer trends, younger artists, changes in tastes and music production. A category the Isley Brothers damn near invented, and if not invented, definitely dominated.
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